Ahead of the game’s release, fans will be able to go hands-on via the public beta, which was detailed today by EA and DICE.

Unfortunately, while it was hoped the beta would land in late August or September, players will have to wait it out until October 4 to get their hands on the Battlefront II beta, and that’s only if they’ve pre-ordered the game on one of PS4, Xbox One or PC via Origin.

If you don’t pre-order, the beta will open up to the public on October 6, so pre-ordering gives you two full days more.

The beta will have a number of modes and iconic locations. It’ll feature the Theed battle on Naboo, which was on show during the EA PLAY event ahead of E3 last month. The exact times haven’t been confirmed, but we can assume it’ll drop early PST, and then probably early evening on the Australian east coast.

Those that pre-order will have access to the beta for five days, running from October 4 until October 9. All other players will have three days: October 6-9.

There will also be the opportunity to experience the Starfighter Assault battle, which DICE says will be detailed further at Gamescom next month.

The special edition also comes with easy access to four “upgraded” classes from the get-go, four specialised classes that standard edition owners will need to earn over time.

The pre-order image of the Elite Trooper Deluxe goes into deeper detail about each of these four classes. Read more about them here.

Battlefront 2 will also be offering up a single-play campaign with a fully fleshed story, something fans have been crying out for since Battlefront was first revealed to be getting the reboot treatment at DICE HQ.

We know a few details about the story, including that it takes place immediately after Return Of The Jedi. In the trailer we can see the second Death Star exploding, as was the case at the end ofROTJ.

From the dialogue in the trailer we can gather that our main “protagonist”, or playable character, or whatever you want to call her, is fighting for the Empire, and aims to avenge the Emperor.

Iden Versio is the playable character, and DICE appears intent on showing a structured, coherent perspective of the Empire’s objectives, and why it so aggressively battles the Rebellion for control of the galaxy.

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